[Gllug] OT: Just probing the job market in London

[john.hearns at framestore.co.uk]

Rainforestanne at aol.com wrote:
> 
> I am assuming here that all those that live in London have no families
> as the
> only ones I know of that do have are popstars and MP's as the flats
> that were
> the old East End are now dockland developments. It is cheaper to live
> in a
> hotel than have to fund a flat and live well enough to enjoy work. In
> the
> differences, take for instance the Lake District or the Yorkshire
> Dales, the
> fact that a detatched residence with gardens and parking and 4/5
> bedrooms in
> a prestigeous location can cost £250. 000 and that a flat in London
> can cost
> that much. The rent of £500 plus is equal to a 100k mortgage and there
> will

Having just come back from Edinburgh, where I was almost crying
when looking in an estate agents window, I agree.
(And yes, before anyone says it, central Edinburgh is a very expensive
place too).

But what happened to all the promise of technology we were told 
about a few years ago?
Why aren't we all working in lovely cottages in small villages in the
highlands and islands and just remote logging in to work?

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